1. Captain America
This book is so much better than I ever remember it having been before! The Winter Soldier storyline was phenomenal, the Red Menace arc almost as good, and although the need to include Civil War is certainly hurting the book, I fully expect Brubaker to pull it back to its former level of excellence when CW is over.
2. Secret Six
A miniseries, I know, and now over, but I fully enjoyed this title while it lasted and I'm hoping for an ongoing. Every so often the sympathetic portrayals make you forget that these are (on the whole) not good guys, but someone always reminds you. There's always something surprising, and always something you want more of.
3. Identity Crisis
Well, it was new to me, and one of the first things I picked up for my introduction to DC Comics. It's not the kind of book you can really say you enjoy, but it was spellbinding (not to mention a good reintro to comic characters I hadn't read in 30+ years). I read it in a sitting.
4. Morrison-era JLA Trades
I fully enjoyed every page of the ten or twelve books I picked up; they were always entertaining, action-filled yet character-driven, and (again) a good overview of some of DC's iconic characters. I hope I enjoy the new Justice League title even half as much.
5. Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Although I didn't like this quite as much as I expected to, it's still making the list. It's a good story, good character piece, and a good indication of just where the WS is going to locate himself in the Marvel Universe (something I've been wondering about).
6. The All-New Atom
Full of Silver Age style fun, this book has been one of my favorites since it came out, and I haven't been disappointed yet with the mix of humor and action. I know that we can't necessarily count on Ryan staying around for the long run, but I hope he's here for a while.
7. Giffen-era Justice League Trades
These are awesome--funny as hell, but well-plotted and consistently characterized. I wish more books were available.
8. Green Lantern Trades and Back Issues
I was never all that big a GL fan back when I was a kid, apart from really liking the concept of the ring. But now? Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, an interesting and complex Hal Jordan? I've really been enjoying the catch-up. (And a big thank you to those of you who pointed me in that direction, you probably know who you are. :))
9. Young Avengers
Um, did they have an issue come out in 2006? It's been so long, you know... In any case, it was consistently a good read, reasonably well-plotted, good characterization, plenty of twists and turns, a bright spot in Marvel's currently-not-at-its-best lineup.
10. Birds of Prey
The twelve-year-old wanted to try this one, and so we did, and we all like it a lot. Humor and action and Strong Female Characters. It's not at the top of my reading pile every month but it's fairly close to it.
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